Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 851 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Quality, listening, teamwork): Earns marks: clear, relevant points; listening; polite disagreement; leading without bossing; a good summary; bringing in quiet ones. Loses marks: talking over others, saying nothing, going off topic, personal comments, repeating others, losing your temper. In a scene, the best member is the one whose behaviour helps the whole group think and agree.

1. 1.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
11. 11.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Meera
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
26. 26.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
29. 29.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
37. 37.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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